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‘Twas the Night Before Surgery
Guest writer: Beth Littlejohn, the youngest daughter Well, it was the night before surgery and a storm was brewing, headed toward the Windy Knoll. The neighbors came to share the basement. We had a nice visit, but it was late when they deemed it time to try to go home. No storm yet. Mother and…
Read MoreA Trip to the Hospital
And so today I violate my own rules — no talking about sickness and ailments!! Remember when I had a stress fracture in my foot? Back in December is when that happened and I went to a podiatrist and much to my dismay she put a heavy boot on my foot. I wore it seven…
Read MoreSisters on a Search 1997
Brown leaves crackle underfoot as we enter my favorite scope of woods for a brisk fall walk. It’s a serene place to stroll, view nature and just spend some time to get in touch with oneself. The dogs and I have been here often and we had only walked a few feet when Sister and…
Read MoreAunt Bill Rambles
Well, I jist haf to tell you’uns what I see’d last week in the doctor’s office. It seems I go to the doctor’s office more and more. Could hit be cause I’m gettin’ older? They wuz toys in there fer the chillern to play with, but they wuz wore out. This little girl, and I…
Read MoreKraut Making 2000
“Making kraut? It’s too early,” was the astonished response I received on telling a friend what I was doing. It does seem too early; however, John put out the cabbage plants back in February and they grew off without any problem. I didn’t know anybody who makes kraut nowadays, so I had to put together…
Read MoreAbout Quilts and Dreams of Musical Talent 1992
It was a month ago that we had the Quilt Show on the Farm (here at the Windy Knoll), but it’s just now that we finally have all the quilts returned to their owners. In order to get one of the Arkansas pieces, I had to promise to bring it home and we’ve just returned. …
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Report
Apologies, apologies. I try to post this blog by 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Saving Time; however, yours truly has some physical problems and this is just not my day. I’ll fill you in later with more details. I try not to talk about ailments but. . . . . I do have one bright spot…
Read MoreHomemade Vegetable Soup
Yesterday was the big day for making vegetable soup. We make a big pot full and then freeze some for later use. Now remember that I don’t know how to cook with fast fixings — most of what I use is home grown. I use a large roaster as my pot and begin with two…
Read MoreHelp from the Monsters 1994
Ten heifers were out of the pasture, and these two senior citizens were trying their hand at corralling, but without success. There was one good thing about it, all ten “girls” stayed in a tight-knit bunch and didn’t spread. One of the numerous times when they bolted and ran, John threw the prod at them,…
Read MoreDeath Visits
John lost his only remaining brother over the week end and things are different around here. Tom was 14 years younger than John and (with dementia) John can’t understand why he would go first. There was actually two families. John, an older brother and a little sister were the children in the 20’s; however, the sister…
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